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Vol. CLVII
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

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Whitman Wire

Differences between the Sept. 22 and updated Nov. 28 mission statement drafts shared by President Murray.

Draft for New Mission Statement Revised

Martina Pansze, Editor-In-Chief November 29, 2017

On Tuesday, Nov. 28, President Kathleen Murray sent an updated draft of the college’s proposed mission statement to student listservs. According to the email, the newest draft is based on “extensive...

Editorial: Wire Receives Letter from the KKK

Martina Pansze, Editor-In-Chief November 1, 2017

When an envelope addressed to the “Campus Student Media Group” appeared in The Wire’s mailbox, it had a stamp in place of a return address. The stamp read “Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan”...

Learning to Think: Amazon Day, "Life Paths" and the Liberal Arts

Learning to Think: Amazon Day, “Life Paths” and the Liberal Arts

Martina Pansze, Editor-In-Chief October 24, 2017
“On the surface, many people would think that a Whitman college graduate and Amazon don’t line up,” says Kim Rolfe, Director of Business Engagement at the Student Engagement Center (SEC) and organizer of Friday’s event. “But the truth is that a lot of the things they are looking for at Amazon, Whitman has prepared students very well to do.”
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